Iran Assures Recent Tensions with US Will Not Affect Chabahar Port Project

The Iranian Ambassador to India, Dr. Ali Chegeni, has
assured that the recent political tension between Iran and the US over the
killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani will not affect the Chabahar port
project.

“Chabahar Port is a symbol of very good friendship
between India, Iran, Afghanistan, Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe,
whole Persian Gulf. It does not belong only to Iran and India. Chabahar will go
on, don’t worry about it.”ANI quotes Chegeni.

Tensions between Iran and the US escalated after the US
killed Soleimani in a air strike in Iraq last week to disrupt his plans to
attack US personnel and interests.

In retaliation, Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles
at two Iraqi military bases hosting US troops.

President Ghani assured that Afghanistan’s soil will not be
used for attack against another country. “The government of the Islamic
Republic of Afghanistan assures the people and its neighbors that, according to
the security agreement with the United
States, the territory of Afghanistan in no circumstances will be used
against another country,” Mr. Ghani said in one statement.